McKinley era war policy mocked by McDill musings
JO McDill argues against McKinley’s conduct of the war and pension policy. He contrasts Washington and Grant with McKinley, accusing the president of forcing dependency, using force to crush liberty, and targeting pensions chief Evans. The column questions Evans removal, Sultan of Sula bribery, and pension rulings in a blunt editorial tone.
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Washington
Jackson
Scott
Grant
Hanna
Otis
McKinley
Grand Army
Evans
Sherman
Alger
McKinley Accused of Paying For a Sultan Stock
The speaker derides McKinley as buying a sultan, harem, slaves, and breech clouts with other people's money. He claims Republicans once opposed barbarism and suggests the president now profits from a supposed stock in such a venture, criticizing the Hanna slush fund connection.
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Hanna Slush Fund
McKinley
Vast Campaign Machinery Claim From Populist Kansas
The Topeka State Journal notes Populist state committee claims a labor force of 22,500 in Kansas campaign work and a total 120,000 voters across 860 clubs. It cites 14,440 Populist and 7,000 Democrat active workers, with detailed district by district organizations reaching from state to precinct levels. The piece contrasts with Republican force about 5,000 workers and highlights the fusion party’s perceived readiness to defeat Republicans by a large majority.
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State Committee
Kansas
J. H. Curran
Curran
Republican State Committee
Democrat
Fusion Party
Fusion Speakers Bureau Structure Described by State Republicans
The Republican state committee coordinates campaign speakers while the Populist groups arrange county and district speakers independently. Each subdivision runs its own bureau and meetings are scheduled to avoid conflicts. Secretary John Curran and James B. Lewis head the plan with Chairman Ridgely. the fusionists claim this is the most efficient statewide system yet.
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Republican State Committee
State Committee
John Curran
James B. Lewis
Ridgely
Curran
Lewis
Advent of the Billionaire in a Progressive Era
The Kansas City Star editorial surveys the rise of billionaires like Rockefeller and the potential political and social impact of a wealth concentration. It argues a thousand million dollars rests on monopoly profits and threatens equity, urging limits to wealth and cautioning against greed in a republic.
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Kansas City
United States of America
John D. Rockefeller
Standard Oil
Jay Gould
Wall Street
Mr. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Providence
Friends of the Republic
William J. Bryan
United States
Chicago
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